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Taxpayers Subsidize Big Oil, World’s Most Profitable Industry
Rex Tillerson, chief executive of Exxon Mobil, arrives to testify before a Senate Finance Committee hearing on oil company subsidies on Capitol Hill in Washington, on May 12, 2011. …
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No. 4 With a Bullet!
Jason Leopold. (Photo: Troy Page / Truthout) Dear Readers, Last month, our friends at AlterNet published the findings of their online poll, ranking the top …
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Turning the Camera on the Police
A police officer videotapes protesters in Washington DC, April 11th, 2011. (Photo: Andrew Bossi) What's good for the police apparently isn't good for the people — or …
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Do Psychopaths Misrule Our World?
In recent days the political news has been like an episode of some TV drama about high-level corruption – call it "Criminal Minds" meets "The West Wing". The head …
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Rabbi Lerner’s Response to President Obama’s Middle East Address
We at Tikkun magazine commend President Obama for his call for the US to align with democratic forces in the Middle East, and for a resumption of negotiations …
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Asking Obama to Protect Gaza Relief Ship
Dear Mr. President: Your speech on the Middle East earlier today emboldens me to claim your protection as we set out to put flesh on your rhetoric. …
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Honest Criticism Is Not Betrayal; It’s Democratic
President Barack Obama works as his motorcade arrives at Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks, Connecticut, May 18, 2011. (Photo: Pete Souza / White House) A very …
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Labor vs. Boeing: Corporations Fear Law Itself
Inside the Boeing Everett Factory 787 Dreamliner assembly plant in Washington. (Photo: cheukiecfu) The National Labor Relations Board is attempting to enforce our country's laws and the …
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How Fox News Uses “Big, Scary Hip-Hop” to Race-Bait Its Viewers (3)
Last week, Fox News' Sean Hannity tried to create a controversy over the rapper Common's invitation to a White House poetry event. Citing a lyric in which Common criticized …
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The Bright Places in the Gloom
Dear Friends, If you are anything at all like me, you are in the habit of looking for the bright places in the gloom. They are, all …